Judy McKinney Cherry, executive director of the Schuyler County Partnership for Economic Development (SCOPED), has been appointed as co-chair of the Southern Tier Regional Economic Development Council, effective immediately.

McKinney Cherry replaces Corning Enterprises President Tom Tranter, who served as the business co-chair since the council’s inception in 2011.

McKinney Cherry joins academic Co-Chair Harvey Stenger, as the council continues working to grow the economy in the eight-county Southern Tier region, which includes Broome, Tioga, Chenango, Delaware, Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben and Tompkins counties.

Judy McKinney-Cherry(Photo: PROVIDED PHOTO)

McKinney Cherry has served as a member of the council since 2015, currently is a member of the council’s Executive Committee, and serves as a co-chair for the Upstate Revitalization Initiative Innovation Cultures Committee.

"I look forward to working with Harvey Stenger, and all of the team members who have done a fantastic job since the governor convened these councils in 2011," McKinney Cherry said in a news release. "I would also like to thank Tom Tranter for his incredible commitment to the council and to our community."

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Bank President and CEO Brad Scovill regularly hosts awards luncheons to recognize employees for years of service and other contributions.

February awards were handed out to Patricia Groover, client contact center manager in Wellsboro, for 10 years of service; Renee Tevlin, treasury management sales and support specialist in Wellsboro, for 10 years; Fawn Lynde, customer transaction specialist in Elkland, for five years; and Philip Walker, mortgage loan processing team leader in Wellsboro, for five years.

In 2019, C&N will recognize 45 employees for a total of 555 years of service to the company.